Feb. 17, 2014

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Detroit Free Press Staff Writer

A Clinton Township man with two previous drinking and driving convictions is expected to be criminally charged in connection with a weekend traffic crash in Mt. Clemens that took the life of a 64-year-old woman, authorities said today.

The St. Clair woman was killed Saturday when her 2004 Chrysler PT Cruiser was struck in the intersection of Groesbeck at Cass about 7:20 p.m. by a 2004 Ford conversion van driven by the man, the Macomb County Sheriff’s Office said.

Witnesses said the van driver of the van, which was southbound on Groesbeck, disregarded the red traffic signal and collided with the car. Deputies determined he had been drinking alcohol prior to the crash and a search warrant was prepared to draw blood for analysis, the Sheriff’s Office said.

The 39-year-old man was taken to McLaren Macomb Hospital in Mt. Clemens, where he is under hospital guard. Authorities said he has two prior convictions for operating while intoxicated.